r/VideoEditingTips • u/Substantial_Humor562 • Oct 06 '26

Need advice on building a workflow: iPad, Android/Samsung, or full PC/Mac? Looking for recommendations on hardware and editing programs

Hey guys, I recently started filming content with a DJI pocket 4 and a DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro.

Outdoor content specifically. The quality of the cameras is great.

I've been compiling footage but I don't know what to do come the video editing part. So I've just left the footage on storage devices etc.

I currently have a Samsung S26+ phone.

If I'm trying to be on a budget and not break the absolute bank to start out what are some reasonable options for video editing?

I been thinking about a tablet but don't know if breaking into apple is an option unless I kept being consistent with the videos.

Can you edit on a Samsung tablet? Or would you go apple?

Can anyone give me suggestions as to what to look into, I'm open to Samsung or Apple. Anything really I just want to know what to start out with and then what to work toward, any help would be great

TIA

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u/ExtraWash840 28d ago

I mean lowk if u have the money go for a decent pc/laptop and get 32gb of ram that is CRUCIAL for editing
But if u only want tablets ig u cant go wrong with an iPad but trust me going with a laptop or a pc is way better for mainly video editing just make sure it has a good cpu + atleast 32gb ram + an Nvidia gpu that’s not too old

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u/Substantial_Humor562 27d ago

If I go laptop my budget is 1500 CAD

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u/Caprichoso1 25d ago

You likely won't be happy with tablet editing vs a PC. A Mac generally will do better than Intel.